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NAGPUR: Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy today alleged that Team Anna was behaving like "naxalites" as they were "not keen on solutions" and instead bent on dragging the issue of corruption. "Though Anna Hazare is spreading the anti-corruption movement and wants a strong Jan Lok Pal bill to tackle the menace, his team members are like behaving naxalites ," Swamy told newsmen, here today. "Team Anna was not keen on solutions but dragging the issue and was more interested in defaming the system," he said.

MUMBAI: Four alleged naxalites, including two women, were today arrested from Dombivli in neighbouring Thane district, a senior ATS official said. Acting on a tip off, the four suspected naxalites were apprehended in a joint operation with Hyderabad police , the official said. Cash and computers were seized from their possession, the official said refusing to divulge further details.

RANCHI: Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed today said naxalism was a big problem in the state's progress and appealed to extremists to shun the path of violence. "Naxalism is a big problem in the path of development. Violence has no place in a democracy," Ahmed said while unfurling the flag to mark the Republic Day celebrations here. "I appeal to the misguided youth to keep away from the path of violence and adopt peace and brotherhood, which is good for them and the state," the governor said.

KOLKATA: Jangalmahal Maoists are in deep crisis and finding it extremely difficult to exist in the region after Thursday's fierce operation against them by the joint forces who managed to gun down top leader Kishanji. At least ten Maoist squads in Jangalmahal, including the state secretary of the CPI (Maoist), Akash, have been kept under close surveillance of the joint forces. The situation is such that either these Maoist activists would have to surrender or face Kishanji's fate.

NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: Negotiations for the release of abducted Malkangiri collector R V Krishna and junior engineer P M Majhi will take off soon with the two mediators appointed by Naxalites to talk to the Orissa government, reaching Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The state government on Saturday claimed it had inputs stating that the two missing officers were safe and in good health. Confirming that the two mediators from Andhra?Professor Hargopal and Professor Someswar Rao?

AURANGABAD: Armed Maoists burnt equipment of a power plant being jointly set up by railways and NTPC at Nabinagar in Bihar's Aurangabad district, Superintendent of Police Vivek Raj Singh said today. Over 50 naxalites raided the construction site of the proposed plant late last night and burnt several equipment including four dumpers, three hydra cranes and mixer machine worth lakhs of rupees, the SP said. They also kept some of the workers present their captive for some time and assaulted them, he said.

AGARTALA: Mobile courts would soon be introduced in Panchayats, specially in Naxalite infested areas, to instill confidence among the people about the availability of justice, Union Minister for Law and Justice M Virappa Moily today said. Inaugurating a new High Court building for Tripura here, Moily said, "We have trouble in Naxalite infested areas and have decided to introduce mobile courts which will dispose off cases within six months. This will instill confidence among the common people".

NEW DELHI: Naxalites are regularly recruiting young children in their cadres known as 'Bal Dasta'. "As per available inputs, CPI (Maoist) recruit young children from time to time. Such children squads are known as 'Bal Dasta' and 'Bal Sangham'," Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told Lok Sabha in a written reply. Maken also informed the house that government has revised the surrender and rehabilitation guidelines in Naxal-hit areas.

BANGALORE: In a discovery that deepens the terror threat across India, Bangalore police have stumbled upon evidence that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been using mafia gangsters to connect to Naxalites. Bangalore cops say they thwarted a dangerous mission by Chhota Shakeel's men - trying to link up with Naxalites in southern India to create a law-and-order problem in the region. In a joint operation with the Andhra Pradesh police, the bid was foiled and five people arrested.

NEW DELHI: In a clear indication that the government will not let Trinamool Congress' political predilections come in the way of its fight against Red terror, the IAF is considering deploying more choppers to aid anti-Naxalite operations. The IAF will have 17 of its Mi-17 helicopters in operation with various UN missions free soon. Some of them will be deployed for anti-Naxal operations. At the moment, it has only two of its Mi-17s and two Dhruv helicopters in anti-Naxal operations.